THE CHEMIS CASE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2674, 31 August 1889, Page 2

THE CHEMIS CASE.

(liY TRI.KGKAVII. —I'Kl'.ss ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday. On , the perjury case resuming this morning, Mr Grahinn R. M. said ho intended to <?.\- clnrle all evidence relating to the discovery of the pouch and knif.i last Sunday from the casi'. as it was not rolovciit to the. charge; also he would receive no further evidence on that point. Mr Jollieoo s:ii(! it had been suggested by the detune.; that tho articlos had been in the possession of Oliemia by tho onus of nwneiship being thrown on the prosecution, he was attempting to prove it. Ho was simply doing his duty, he would tender tho evidence and tho Court could reject it if it thought proper. Tho evidence this morning was unimportant. Mr Jellic'io wished to prove Lhat tl)O knife found on Sunday could not produce cuts main in Hawkins' clothes. The Court upheld Mr Boll's objection that tho evidence was irrelevant. This closed the case for the prosecution. Evidence in tho perjury case against Detective Benjamin was finished tin's morning, and Mr Jellicoe summed up this afternoon, in an address occupying an hour. Me reviewed at length the evidence adduced, chiefly as to its bearing on the evidence given by P.'iijaniiu at the Chemis I rial. In conclusion Mr .Tollicoe contended that there was ample evidence t> send the c.iso for trial. In reply to Mr Bell the magistrate said he was not prepared to say at ptesnnt whether there w.>s a c-i.re to answer or not, He would take lime to consider tho voluminous evidence and on Monday ho would intimate whether tho defence should show cause why he should n-it be committed for trial.